AN ACT relating to First Amendment rights in public schools.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression otherwise protected by the First Amendment absent a showing of engaging in actual coercion; provide specific examples of protected activity; establish limits of applicability.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed Mar 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32 -5
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 81-12
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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